Updated at November 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | William Preston |
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Birthdate | December 25, 1729 |
Birth Place | Ireland |
Age (in 2024) | 294 Years Old |
Zodiac | Capricorn |
Occupation | Politician |
William Preston is best known as Politician who has born on December 25, 1729 in Ireland. Currently, William Preston is 294 years, 10 months and 20 days old. William Preston will celebrate 295th birthday on Wednesday, 25th of December 2024. Below the countdown to William Preston upcoming birthday.
Remembered for his service in the American Revolutionary War, this Irish-born colonist was also a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. In 1775, he signed the Fincastle Resolutions, a Virginia document that laid the groundwork for the United States Declaration of Independence.
He emigrated from Ireland to the Virginia colony at the age of nine and, before joining the Revolutionary War effort, served in the French and Indian War.
Prestonville, a city in northern Kentucky, was named in his honor.
His marriage to Susanna Smith resulted in twelve children, several of whom were raised on Smithfield Plantation (located in what is today the college town of Blacksburg, Virginia). One of his sons, James Patton Preston, served as Governor of Virginia during the early years of the Nineteenth Century.
He and Thomas Nelson both served in the Virginia House of Burgesses during the late 18th Century.
William Preston is 294 years old today.
William Preston was born on December 25, 1729 in Ireland.
William Preston zodiac sign is Capricorn.
William Preston was best known as Politician.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about William Preston's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with William Preston's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1976 | EgyptAir Flight 664, a Boeing 707-366C, crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, killing 71 people. |
1977 | Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat. |
1986 | Iraqi Airways Flight 163, a Boeing 737-270C, is hijacked and crashes in Arar, Saudi Arabia, killing 63 people. |
1989 | Romanian Revolution: Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial. |
1991 | Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union. |
1999 | Cubana de Aviación Flight 310, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Bejuma, Carabobo State, Venezuela, killing 22 people. |
2003 | UTA Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 141 people. |
2003 | The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe, released from the Mars Express spacecraft on December 19, stops transmitting shortly before its scheduled landing. |
2004 | The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005. |
2012 | An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people. |
2012 | Air Bagan Flight 011, a Fokker 100, crashes on approach to Heho Airport in Heho, Myanmar, killing two people. |
2016 | A Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble crashes into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all 92 people on board. |
2019 | Twenty people are killed and thousands are left homeless by Typhoon Phanfone in the Philippines. |
2020 | An explosion in Nashville, Tennessee occurs, leaving three civilians in the hospital. |
2021 | The James Webb Space Telescope is launched. |
1982 | The birth of Chris Rene, American singer-songwriter and producer |
1984 | The birth of Chris Cahill, Samoan footballer |
1984 | The birth of Alastair Cook, English cricketer |
1984 | The birth of Jessica Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer |
1984 | The birth of Lisa Origliasso, Australian singer, actress, and fashion designer |
1984 | The birth of Chris Richard, American basketball player |
1985 | The birth of Martin Mathathi, Kenyan runner |
1985 | The birth of Rusev, Bulgarian-American professional wrestler |
1987 | The birth of Ceyhun Gülselam, Turkish footballer |
1987 | The birth of Demaryius Thomas, American football player (d. 2021) |
1988 | The birth of Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Eric Gordon, American basketball player |
1988 | The birth of Lukas Hinds-Johnson, German rugby player |
1992 | The birth of Mitakeumi Hisashi, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1993 | The birth of Emi Takei, Japanese actress, fashion model and singer |
2013 | The death of Mel Mathay, Filipino politician, 8th Mayor of Quezon City (b. 1932) |
2014 | The death of Ricardo Porro, Cuban-French architect (b. 1925) |
2014 | The death of Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (b. 1935) |
2014 | The death of David Ryall, English actor (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Dorothy M. Murdock, American author and historian (b. 1961) |
2016 | The death of Valery Khalilov, Russian military musician and composer (b. 1952) |
2016 | The death of George Michael, British singer and songwriter (b. 1963) |
2016 | The death of Vera Rubin, American astronomer (b. 1928) |
2017 | The death of D. Herbert Lipson, American magazine publisher (Philadelphia, Boston) (b. 1929) |
2018 | The death of Sulagitti Narasamma, Indian midwife (b. 1920) |
2019 | The death of Ari Behn, Norwegian writer (b. 1972) |
2020 | The death of K. C. Jones, American basketball player and coach (b. 1932) |
2021 | The death of Wayne Thiebaud, American artist (b. 1920) |
2022 | The death of Fabián O'Neill, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1973) |
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Wikipedia | William Preston on Wikipedia |
Website | William Preston's Webiste |
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